St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-26
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A Batch of Local WOOdchucks.
Grain Legislation. and esire To
Abolish TWO stale Boards.

A Batch of Local WoOdchuclks,
Grain Legislation. and "a esire TO
Abolish Two Staie Boards.
No sooner had prayer been offered by
Chaplain Allison than the senate was SUBJ
merged beneath deluge of petitions for
physiological temperance instruction and for
proposed prOhlbtory constitutional
amendment. Then a delicate surprise.
eouched in the form Of resolutions by Sen
ator Goodrich. of Faribault county. loomed
up before the smaller house. The resou-
tons asked for a report from the state
boards OF boiler inspectors and pharmacy,
showing the amount of business each board
had done since June, 1885, and the amount
of receipts each board had collected. They
were adopted without any discussion. which
indicates very much that the policy of the
present legislature is for retrenchment and
reform. or investigation into the peculiar
status, as regards emoluments and utility,
of the great number of fat, soft public
berths supported by the people, and the
prospects warrant the presumption that
MANY of the laws creating public and useless
snecureS. passed by the last legislature.
will vet be repealed or so far modified that
during the current and subsequent year the
amount of emoluments accruing to any pub
lie Office or commission shall correspond to
its degree of utility. There has been
general cry among the farmers against the
fee of S. for the inspection of one steam
boiler. and these fees i'll the aggregate have
amounted to considerable for the benefit Of
the three state DO Ter inspectors. In addi-
ton they have charged 81 for every license
granted to engineers. 1t is alleged that the
state boiler inspectors have taken no active
part in the duties of their Office, having left
that to their deputies, and it is also alleged
that fee of S. has frequently been charged
for merely looking at boiler, without any
pressure test having been put
NEW BILLS OF IMPORTANCE.
Then commenced a flood of bills, meas
ures local and measures of general interest;
bills, amendatory, constitutional amend
ments and new laws. Senator Goodrich
sent up the following eight bills TO the
desk:
To prevent minors from serving as par
tenders or clerks for liquor sellers. Temper
anee
To admit persons as pharmacists, and to
provide for their examination and registrar
tjon Judiciary.
An amendment relating to partition fencs
Judiciaey.
To leealize the filing of affidavits and adj
NIT them as evidence in certain mortgage
proceedings. Judiciary.
An amendment to article 10 of the constitu-
tion. relating to the control of railroad cor
porations. Railroads.
To amend section 81, chapter 124, general
statutes of 1878, relating to the adoption of
children. Judiciary.
TO provide for the location of grain eleva-
tors and warehouses upon lines of railroads
Judiciary.
shipment OF carload lots Of freight. Rail-
roads.
Then two bills having for their purpose
troduced. They were:
Ry Mr.. Eaton-To repeal the act creating
the board OF boiler inspectors. Agriculture.
to ia inclusive, chapter 6, General Statutes
of 1878. relating TO the board OF immigration.
immigration
Other important bills of a miscellaneous
character were:
By Mr.. Swenson-To provide for state
teachers' certificates. Education.
nv Mr.. Whitemnn-To amend chapter IA,
General laws of 1885, regulating the weighing
and shipment of grain. Grain and Ware
house Inspection.
Ry Mr. Handicapped amendment TO
article of the constitution relating to bien-
NAL sessions. Judiciary.
Nv Mr.. Pope-To refund purchasers at tax
sales amounts paid by them on state school
indemnity. school, agricultural or internal
commencement lands, IN certain cases. Tax
Laws.
MATTERS VERY LOCAL.
Nine local woodc ucks were got through
sneedily under suspension of rules, as en-
braced in this list:
Ry Mr., Scheffer-To authorize St. Paul to